The recovery of Old English : Anglo-Saxon studies in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries /
Eight papers, some of which were presented at the 29th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in 1994, chart the progress of Old English studies from the earliest work of the mid 16th century through to the heyday of the early 18th century. Subjects include the mov...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Kalamazoo, Michigan :
Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University,
2000.
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| Series: | Publications of the Richard Rawlinson Center.
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| Summary: | Eight papers, some of which were presented at the 29th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in 1994, chart the progress of Old English studies from the earliest work of the mid 16th century through to the heyday of the early 18th century. Subjects include the movement of Anglo-Saxon studies from London to Cambridge and, finally, to Oxford, the influence of Richard Verstegen's engraved depictions of pagan Saxon gods, the early history of printed Anglo-Saxon texts, the evidence of handwritten workbooks, lexicography and a bibliography. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 422 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-387) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1580440134 9781580440134 1580440142 9781580440141 |